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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: LaTonya Rogers
Date: Sept. 30, 2005 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS GERARD AND GREASON TO N.C. ARTS COUNCIL
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Philip Gerard of Wilmington and Tripp Greason of Winston-Salem to the N.C. Arts Council.
Gerard is an English professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Wilmington . He is former president of the Board of Associated Writing Programs and received the Distinguished Teaching Professorship and Board of Trustees Teaching awards at UNC-Wilmington in 2001. Gerard received his bachelor’s degree in English and anthropology from the University of Delaware and his master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Arizona.
Greason is an attorney and pro bono director at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem. He is a member of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Board of Trustees and the Winston-Salem Downtown Arts District Association. He received the Trial Laywers for Public Justice Award in 2004 for pro bono work on behalf of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Greason received his bachelor’s degree in English literature, Germanic studies and Italian from Colorado University at Boulder and his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.
The council advises the secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources on the study, collection and maintenance of arts information and provides assistance to local organizations and communities. The council also advises on the exchange of information and promotion of programs between public and private organizations, identifies research needs in art areas and encourages such research. There are 25 members on the board, each serving a three-year term. The governor appoints all members.
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: LaTonya Rogers
Date: Sept. 30, 2005 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS GERARD AND GREASON TO N.C. ARTS COUNCIL
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Philip Gerard of Wilmington and Tripp Greason of Winston-Salem to the N.C. Arts Council.
Gerard is an English professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Wilmington . He is former president of the Board of Associated Writing Programs and received the Distinguished Teaching Professorship and Board of Trustees Teaching awards at UNC-Wilmington in 2001. Gerard received his bachelor’s degree in English and anthropology from the University of Delaware and his master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Arizona.
Greason is an attorney and pro bono director at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem. He is a member of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Board of Trustees and the Winston-Salem Downtown Arts District Association. He received the Trial Laywers for Public Justice Award in 2004 for pro bono work on behalf of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Greason received his bachelor’s degree in English literature, Germanic studies and Italian from Colorado University at Boulder and his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.
The council advises the secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources on the study, collection and maintenance of arts information and provides assistance to local organizations and communities. The council also advises on the exchange of information and promotion of programs between public and private organizations, identifies research needs in art areas and encourages such research. There are 25 members on the board, each serving a three-year term. The governor appoints all members.
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